Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center
Biological activity and chemical characteristics of dredge material from ten sites on the Upper Mississippi River:
Sampling Purpose: In 1980, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Fishery Research Laboratory, conducted a study to determine the biological activity and chemical characteristics of dredge material from 10 sites on the Upper Mississippi River between St. Paul and Winona, Minnesota (Pools 2, 3, 4, 5, 5A, and 6). Composite grab samples were analyzed for volatile matter content, particle size, metals, organochlorines, polychlorinated biphenyls, and petroleum-related compounds. The toxic effects of the sediments were also assessed in static bioassays with a variety of aquatic organisms. Sample coordinates were not provided with this study; however, coordinates were approximated in ArcView using detailed site descriptions.
Number of Observations (samples) in Data Set: 20
Institution Providing Data: U.S. Geological Survey
Data Set No. 39:
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Data source variables
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Sample variables
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Classes of Contaminants (in both data set 39 and other data sets)
Inorganic contaminants:
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Metals, metalloids, nutrients and others
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Organic contaminants:
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Organochlorine insecticides
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Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)
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Toxicity
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Content manager: Michelle Bartsch
U.S. Department of the Interior |
U.S. Geological Survey
URL: http://www.umesc.usgs.gov/data_library/sediments_contaminants/datasets/39.html
Page Contact Information: Contacting the Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center
Page Last Modified:
January 29, 2016
